diff --git a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@
     mCaptureOnClick->setChecked       (lConfigMgr->onClickChecked());
     mCaptureTransientOnly->setChecked (lConfigMgr->captureTransientWindowOnlyChecked());
     mQuitAfterSaveOrCopy->setChecked  (lConfigMgr->quitAfterSaveOrCopyChecked());
-    if (lConfigMgr->captureMode() >= 0) {
-        mCaptureArea->setCurrentIndex (lConfigMgr->captureMode());
+    int index = mCaptureArea->findData(lConfigMgr->captureMode());
+    if (index != -1) {
+        mCaptureArea->setCurrentIndex (index);
     }
     mDelayMsec->setValue              (lConfigMgr->captureDelay());
 }
@@ -234,10 +235,9 @@
 
 void KSWidget::captureModeChanged(int theIndex)
 {
-    SpectacleConfig::instance()->setCaptureMode(theIndex);
-
-
     Spectacle::CaptureMode lCaptureMode = static_cast<Spectacle::CaptureMode>(mCaptureArea->itemData(theIndex).toInt());
+    SpectacleConfig::instance()->setCaptureMode(lCaptureMode);
+
     switch(lCaptureMode) {
     case Spectacle::CaptureMode::WindowUnderCursor:
         mWindowDecorations->setEnabled(true);
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     mGeneralConfig.sync();
 }
 
-QUrl SpectacleConfig::lastSaveLocation() const 
+QUrl SpectacleConfig::lastSaveLocation() const
 {
     return this->lastSaveFile().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
 }
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@
 
 int SpectacleConfig::captureMode() const
 {
-    return std::max(0, mGuiConfig.readEntry(QStringLiteral("captureModeIndex"), 0));
+    return std::max(0, mGuiConfig.readEntry(QStringLiteral("captureMode"), 0));
 }
 
 void SpectacleConfig::setCaptureMode(int index)
 {
-    mGuiConfig.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("captureModeIndex"), index);
+    mGuiConfig.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("captureMode"), index);
     mGuiConfig.sync();
 }